Here’s a list of the Top 10 tech jobs that will help inline your carrer in the future, culled from the cross-industry list of the Top 25, along with the median base salary employees report in those jobs. (The salary number excludes bonuses, stock, and other benefits).No. 10: Software ArchitechMedian base salary: $130,000
Job score: 4.2
Number of job openings: 653
Career opportunities rating: 3.4A person that designs large complex software applications, and/or designs how such software will be deployed in an enterprise.No. 9: UX DesignerMedian base salary: $91,800
Job score: 4.3
Number of job openings: 863
Career opportunities rating: 3.6A person that manages the look and feel of software, the part that the customer touches.

No. 1: Data ScientistMedian base salary: $116,840
Job score: 4.7
Number of job openings: 1,736
Career opportunities rating: 4.1Companies are collecting more and more data these days, a trend called “big data.” Data scientists are the people in charge of collecting and analyzing all of the data to find business insights.